Jobs at the JRC

Commission’s in-house science service
The European Commission is one of the main institutions of
the European Union. It represents the interests of the EU as a
whole. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the scientific service of
the European Commission. It provides the scientific advice and
technical know-how to support a wide range of EU policies.
JRC mission
As the Commission’s in-house science service, the Joint
Research Centre’s mission is to provide EU policies with independent, evidence-based scientific and technical support throughout
the whole policy cycle. Working in close cooperation with policy
Directorates-General, the JRC addresses key societal challenges
while stimulating innovation through developing new methods,
tools and standards, and sharing its know-how with the Member
States, the scientific community and international partners.
JRC in figures
• 2 800 personnel
• 7 scientific Institutes
• 5 sites in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and
Spain with headquarters in Brussels.
• Collaborates with over 1 000 European and international
organisations worldwide
• Annual budget of more than €350 million from the EU’s
Framework Programme for Research
• Produces more than 1 300 scientific publications every year
Serving society, stimulating innovation, supporting legislation
Activities and research facilities
The JRC work focuses on the following policy areas::
1. Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
2. Internal market: growth, jobs and innovation
3. Agriculture and global food security
4. Low-carbon economy and resource efficiency
5. Public health, safety and security
6. Nuclear safety and security
With a wide range of laboratories and unique research facilities
at its disposal, the JRC aims to be a centre of reference in its key
competence areas.
JRC as a workplace
The JRC has an enriching and challenging working environment,
both in the research and administrative fields. It offers unique
research facilities, stimulating research activities, professional
development opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and
social and sports facilities to its staff. The JRC also offers daycare
facilities and access to the European School on many of its sites.
A guide to working
opportunities at the
Joint Research Centre,
the Commission’s
in-house science service
Do you have what it takes to work for the JRC?
Do you have a passion for research, scientific experience and
good language skills? Are you ready to work in a multicultural
environment, at the cutting edge of scientific and technological
developments, to support EU policy makers?
Then the JRC, with its headquarters located in Brussels (Belgium)
and its research Institutes situated in Ispra (Italy), Karlsruhe
(Germany), Petten (the Netherlands), Geel (Belgium) and Seville
(Spain), might be the right place for you!
Contact details
European Commission
Joint Research Centre
External Communication Unit
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
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Jobs at the JRC
Tel: +32 (2) 297 41 81
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Permanent posts
Temporary posts
The JRC can recruit permanent members of staff using
the following contractual possibilities:
The JRC can recruit temporary members of staff using
the following contractual possibilities:
Permanent officials
The selection of permanent scientific and administrative staff
for the European Commission is organised by the European
Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) through open competitions.
Contract staff (function groups II-IV)
The selection of contract staff dealing with scientific and/or
administrative tasks is organised through open competitions
by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO). For function
groups II, III and IV*, a short-term contract up to a maximum of
3 years can be offered.
Contract staff (function group I only)
The selection of contract staff dealing with manual and
administrative support/service tasks is organised through open
competitions by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO).
For function group I*, an indeterminate contract can be offered.
EPSO website: http://europa.eu/epso/index_en.htm
*Rules for the employment of contract staff:
http://europa.eu/epso/doc/rules_ca_comm_en.pdf
Contract duration: Up to 3 years
Temporary agents
The selection of specialist temporary agents dealing with
scientific/technical tasks is organised through open competitions
by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO).
Contract duration: Up to 6 years
Seconded National Experts (SNE)
Seconded National Experts (SNEs) are national or international
civil servants who are working temporarily for the European
Commission. The SNE remains in the service of their national
employer throughout the period of secondment. The SNE’s
employer will therefore continue to pay their salary and maintain
their administrative status throughout the period of secondment.
SNEs must come from a national, regional or local public
administration or an IGO. An SNE must be a national of an EU
or EFTA Member State or a country with which the Council has
decided to open accession negotiations and which has concluded
a specific agreement with the Commission on staff secondments.
SNE vacancies are sent to national administrations by the
Permanent Representations of the Member States to the EU.
Duration: Up to 4 years
Grantholders
Grantholder contracts are aimed at developing training, career
development and mobility opportunities for researchers
throughout their careers. The JRC offers such contracts (under
the national employment law of the site where the JRC Institute
is established) to scientists embarking on doctoral studies, to
those early on in their career and to those with experience.
Grantholders are recruited through open calls published on the
JRC’s External Staff Recruitment Application (ESRA).
Contract duration: From 3 months to 36 months
Trainees
The JRC traineeship scheme gives trainees an opportunity to
acquire practical experience and knowledge in the JRC’s areas of
activities. There are three types of traineeships:
• training related to the preparation of a thesis for a university
degree,
• training after university education (or its equivalent,
• industrial placement.
Trainees are recruited through open calls published on the JRC’s
External Staff Recruitment Application (ESRA).
Duration: From 3 months to 1 year
Links
European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO):
http://europa.eu/epso/index_en.htm
JRC website – jobs page:
http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu/jobs
JRC External Staff Recruitment Application (ESRA):
http://recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/